Rabanne HR Manager — Iberia
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Department
- Human Resources, People & Culture
- Posted
- Apr 19, 2026
About Rabanne
Puig is a global fashion and fragrance house that develops and manages a portfolio of maisons across fashion and beauty, including Rabanne, Byredo, Carolina Herrera, Jean Paul Gaultier, L'Artisan Parfumeur and Penhaligon's. The organisation operates across markets with consumer-facing brand teams, global product and marketing functions, and regional commercial hubs, delivering creative-led luxury brands to international audiences.
Puig seeks an HR Manager — Iberia in Barcelona to lead HR strategy for Spain & Portugal across its fashion and fragrance maisons.
Role & Responsibilities
- Define and implement Iberia-wide HR strategy in partnership with senior local and regional leadership, aligning people priorities with brand and commercial objectives.
- Act as principal HR business partner for Spain and Portugal: advise country directors and local managers on organisational design, workforce planning and change management.
- Lead end-to-end talent management: recruitment strategy, onboarding, succession planning and leadership development programmes tailored to luxury retail and brand teams.
- Manage employee relations and performance management processes, ensuring consistent administration of policies and fair, legally compliant resolution of issues.
- Own compensation & benefits implementation for Iberia in coordination with global rewards, and provide market benchmarking and salary review support.
- Ensure local labour law compliance across Spain and Portugal; liaise with external counsel on regulatory, social security and union matters when required.
- Drive people metrics and reporting (turnover, engagement, headcount), and lead HR projects such as digital HRIS rollouts, organisational change and employer-brand initiatives.
Qualifications
- Proven track record as an HR business partner or HR manager covering Spain and Portugal, ideally within fashion, luxury goods, retail or beauty.
- Solid knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese labour law and statutory employment practice; experience managing employee relations and collective bargaining is advantageous.
- Demonstrable ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional projects across commercial and brand teams.
- Strong analytical skills with experience using HR metrics to shape strategy; experience with HRIS implementations or reporting tools preferred.
- Fluency in Spanish and professional working proficiency in English; Portuguese language skills are a strong advantage.
Skills
Experience
Minimum 5–8 years of progressive HR experience with at least 3 years in an HR business partner or managerial role covering multi-country responsibilities; prior exposure to luxury retail, fashion or beauty environments preferred.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline; postgraduate qualification in HR (MSc, MA, MBA) or professional HR certification is desirable.
Workplace
This position is based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Culture
Puig combines entrepreneurial dynamism with rigorous brand stewardship; teams operate in a fast-paced, creative and international environment where commercial acuity and aesthetic sensitivity are equally prized. The workplace rewards proactive collaboration, cross-functional thinking and a strong orientation toward talent development.
About Cerulean
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